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MAKSYM v. LOESCH

No. 90-2607.

937 F.2d 1237 (1991)

Walter P. MAKSYM, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dolores LOESCH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 23, 1991.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Williams, St. Charles, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

William J. Harte, Herbert Stride, Stride & Associates, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before CUDAHY, POSNER and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit for breach of a contract between a lawyer and his client. Federal jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, and Illinois law governs the substantive issues. The district judge granted summary judgment for the lawyer, awarding him $83,000 in damages (we round off all dollar figures to the nearest $1,000). The client's appeal raises some surprisingly fundamental issues concerning contracts for retaining lawyers.

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